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#EDEFCD Color

#EDEFCD is rgb(237, 239, 205) in RGB, hsl(64, 52%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDEFCD
HEX#EDEFCD
RGBrgb(237, 239, 205)
HSLhsl(64, 52%, 87%)
HSVhsv(64, 14%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.045 110)
LABlab(93.63% -4.89 16.29)
LCHlch(93.63% 17.01 106.69)

What #EDEFCD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDEFCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EDEFCD Channel Values

How #EDEFCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 239 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 52% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 14% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDEFCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDEFCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDEFCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EDEFCD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDEFCD.

How #EDEFCD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDEFCD
Protanopia#EFEFCD
Protanomaly#EEEFCD
Deuteranopia#EEEECD
Deuteranomaly#EEEFCD
Tritanopia#F1EBEB
Tritanomaly#EFEDE0
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDEFCD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edefcd: #EDEFCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDEFCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edefcd': '#EDEFCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.937, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_edefcd">#EDEFCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDEFCD"

More Yellow Colors

#EDEFCD sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDEFCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDEFCD?

#EDEFCD is a lightest yellow — rgb(237, 239, 205) in RGB and hsl(64, 52%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #EDEFCD?

#EDEFCD is rgb(237, 239, 205) — red 237, green 239, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDEFCD?

#EDEFCD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDEFCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDEFCD scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDEFCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDEFCD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 4.91, which is very hard to tell apart.

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